The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-06
TARIFF TALK.
Revenue Reduction Combination. .Clrcun.
stances Tint Mako MIR, nIorrIson lIopefui.

Revenue Reduction COmbInntIo on ..C .Clrcum
stances Tint Mako MIR. Morrison IIopcful.
| NKw YoRK, Jan. GA Washington epe
cial to the Post aays: "a movement is II
progress among Southern mon who are II
favor OF tho reduction OF the eurplus Il
form combination by which tho taxel
upon fruit, brandy and tobacco and Il.
manufacturers shall be abolished, and
there Is some expectation that Mr.. Randall
will! cooperate In the scheme. 1t is aiso
said by Democrats who ought to know
that MIR. Morrison, during the holiday rs.
cess, has become convinced that II will
bo e1pedient for him to move again to
consider revenue bills, aud that Il ia not
improbable that he will have larger vote
than be had before. = -
"The fact that two New England Rspub.
licaps, nearly every interest OF whose con.
stituonts is protected, voted for the Morri.
Bon motion, 1t is ascertained, has had
very considerable effect upon Western Re.
publicans, who, while they have consist.
emily voted with the prOteclionists for
protection sake, have recently stated that
II New England congressman eau afford
to break the rank upon this subject, there
Ia no reason why Western men, the indus.
tries OF whose section are practically with.
out protection, should not also exsrciee
their independent Judgment.
A prominent New England Congress.
man who voted against tho Morrison res.
olution says that ne has discovered that
this feeling 10 quite prevalent in certain
sections OF the West, and he Is appreheu.
sive that II Mr.. Morrison shall again make
his motion the result will be different.
1t Is now difficult to know that Mr., Ran.
dall's plan is total repeal of tho internal
revenue tax, which would involve for a
full fiscal year the diminishing OF the 70.
ceipts by $4,000, 900, which is at least
$50, 100000 more than tho expected sur
plus for the fiscal year. =
Itappears that combination has been
formed among Southern Democratic Con.
gressmen, which is known smong them.
selves as tho Southern Revenue Reform
Organic alton, and which dates its formal
existence from meeting OF the Congress-.
men Of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia, held here early in
December, and OF which Mr.. Cabell,
OF Virginia, WAS made Chairman:
It's object is said to be to secure the
abolition Of the internal revenue tax
upon tobacco and all its manufactures,
and upon fruit brandy. This would Of.
feet reduction in the revenue OF not far
from $a0, 100000, and would be- extremely
popular in certain parts OF the South.
This considerable accession during the
recess according to information which has
been received By an officer OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau, and it Is an organization
which is in earnest, and it is likely to
make itsoif felt in future deliberations
relative to the tariff and the surplus.
Negotiations are now said to be pond
lag between the leaders OF this orpaniza.
ton and the Democrats who represent
districts in which the great whisky distill-
ing interests are located, for the purpose
of ascertaining whether or not some com.
mon basis Of action can not be agreed
upon .l5. *: